Maccabi Haifa Faces Setback as Manuel Benson Suffers Serious Injury, Plans to Sign New Foreign Player
Translated & summarized from Walla by baba
Maccabi Haifa midfielder Manuel Benson suffered a serious injury expected to keep him out most of the season, forcing the club to reconsider its foreign player roster. The team plans to sign another foreign player soon, with Ghanaian midfielder Kwasi Sibo as a leading candidate. Haifa is also exploring options for the right-wing position Benson was set to occupy.
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- Manuel Benson will miss most of the season due to a severe injury.
- Maccabi Haifa must decide quickly on Benson's contract status.
- The club plans to sign a new foreign player to replace Benson.
- Kwasi Sibo, Ghanaian midfielder, is a top candidate for signing.
- Haifa is also considering attacking players for the right-wing role.
- Other squad members can play right wing but usually play left side.
Maccabi Haifa is dealing with a major blow after midfielder Manuel Benson sustained a severe injury that is expected to sideline him for most, if not all, of the season. The club had initially planned to wait until the end of the transfer window to decide on Benson's future, hoping for his recovery from a previous injury, but now they must act quickly.
Benson is likely to be removed from the team's foreign player roster, either through contract termination by mutual agreement or by freezing his contract, the latter being less preferred. In response, Maccabi Haifa intends to sign another foreign player. The main dilemma is whether to immediately bring in Ghanaian national team midfielder Kwasi Sibo or to seek a foreign player for a more attacking role, specifically the right-wing position Benson was expected to fill.
Haifa has other options for the right-wing position, including Iyad Khalaily and Yair Mordechai, though both typically play on the left side. They are also considering Silva Kani, who has recently been deployed as a striker. The coaching staff is eager to sign Sibo, who is reportedly very interested in joining the club. Sibo, who played in the last World Cup, is currently a free agent after his contract with Spanish club Oviedo ended. Maccabi Haifa is now recalibrating its strategy following Benson's injury.
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